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Hibbing HPU approves $240,000 design package to target lead service lines; orders potholing quotes and seeks vac-truck pricing
Summary
Commissioners approved up-to-$240,000 design and engineering work to focus lead service-line removal in four city blocks (two on 4th Avenue East and two on 4th Avenue West), authorized potholing quotes required by the Department of Health, and approved soliciting vacuum-truck lease pricing to support in-house potholing.
Hibbing Public Utilities commissioners voted Feb. 17 to approve design and engineering for a focused 2026 lead service-line removal project and related preparatory work needed to qualify for state grant funding.
Staff asked the commission to authorize Bolton & Menk to prepare design and bid documents for two two-block projects (two blocks on 4th Avenue East and two blocks on 4th Avenue West) with a not-to-exceed design cost of $240,000. Andy Ratzler, who presented the scope, said the proposal includes full water-main replacement…
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